Antoon Faydherbe or Antoine Fayd'herbe (died 1653) was a sculptor, who lived and worked in

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

, in the

Southern Netherlands The Southern Netherlands, also called the Catholic Netherlands, were the parts of the Low Countries belonging to the Holy Roman Empire which were at first largely controlled by Habsburg Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1556–1714) and later by the A ...

Life

He was apprenticed to Filip Kerael in Mechelen's

Guild of Saint Luke The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Evangelist Luke, the patron saint of artists, who was ide ...

in 1598 and was awarded the freedom of the craft on 11 July 1605. He sold a Madonna, two angels, a St Elizabeth and a St Augustine (all polychromed by his brother

Hendrik Faydherbe Hendrik Faydherbe or Henri Fayd'herbe (1574–1629) was a Flemish sculptor and gilder, and poet, who lived and worked in Mechelen, in the Southern Netherlands. Life He was born in Mechelen in 1574, the son of Antoon Faydherbe, a brewer, and at th ...

) to the hospital in

Hulst Hulst () is a municipality and city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders. History Hulst received city rights in the 12th century. Hulst was captured from the Spanish in 1591 by Maurice of Orange but was recaptured b ...

, and a statue of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel to the church of St John the Baptist in Mechelen.Emmanuel Neeffs, "Fayd'herbe (Antoine)", ''

Biographie Nationale de Belgique The ''Biographie nationale de Belgique'' ( French; "National Biography of Belgium") is a biographical dictionary of Belgium. It was published by the Royal Academy of Belgium in 44 volumes between 1866 and 1986. A continuation series, entitled the ' ...

''
vol. 6
(Brussels, 1878), 918–919. The city accounts show him carrying out minor works in 1634–1635 for the formal reception of the new governor general, the

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (also known as Don Fernando de Austria, Cardenal-Infante Fernando de España and as Ferdinand von Österreich; May 1609 or 1610 – 9 November 1641) was Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, Cardinal of the Holy Catholic ...

. His sister,

Maria Faydherbe Maria Faydherbe, referred to in the French literature as Marie Fayd'herbe (1587–1643) was a Flemish sculptor who lived and worked in Mechelen, then a city in the Southern Netherlands. Life Maria Faydherbe was born in Mechelen in 1587 as one ...

, was also a sculptor, as was his nephew,

Lucas Faydherbe Lucas Faydherbe (also spelled Lucas Faijdherbe; he signed as Lucas Fayd'herbe) (Mechelen, 19 January 1617 – Mechelen, 31 December 1697)Dendermonde Dendermonde (; french: Termonde, ) is a city in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Dendermonde and the towns of Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, Mespelare, Oudegem, Schoonaarde, and Sint-Gillis-b ...

) PM 131723 B Dendermonde.jpg PM 131714 B Dendermonde.jpg PM 131710 B Dendermonde.jpg Dendermonde OLV kerk portal.JPG, Dendermonde Church of Our Lady, sculpture after Faydherbe

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Faydherbe, Antoine Flemish Baroque sculptors Year of birth unknown 1653 deaths Painters from Mechelen